RFK Rankings · Atlanta
Best Restaurants for Brunch in Atlanta (2026)
Weekend brunch · Atlanta · 6 rooms ranked · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published May 14, 2024 · Updated June 2026 · Reviewed by Fredrik Filipsson, Editor-in-Chief · How we rank · Corrections
Suzanne Vizethann has fried a chicken biscuit in Buckhead since 2012, and across town the Fifth Group cooks she-crab soup for the Midtown weekend crowd. Atlanta treats brunch as a sit-down ritual, biscuit-and-gravy serious, not a hotel buffet. These six, ranked, are where to spend a Saturday morning when the table matters as much as the coffee.
1.Buttermilk Kitchen
Suzanne Vizethann’s from-scratch fried chicken biscuit is Atlanta’s defining brunch plate; book the Buckhead room for a slow Saturday.
Suzanne Vizethann, a Food Network Chopped champion, opened Buttermilk Kitchen at 4225 Roswell Road in 2012 and is widely called Atlanta’s brunch queen. The fried chicken biscuit with house red pepper jelly runs about $15.50, and the buttermilk pancakes about $11.
The kitchen sources buttermilk from Banner Butter and bakes its biscuits daily, a farm-leaning Southern menu in an old Buckhead house. Reserve through Tock for the weekend rather than walk up, and note it closes Mondays.
2.South City Kitchen Midtown
A refined Midtown room for she-crab soup and buttermilk fried chicken; reserve the weekend table for a dressed-up brunch.
South City Kitchen Midtown, the Fifth Group room at 1144 Crescent Avenue, has cooked refined Southern food since 1993. Weekend brunch runs from ten, built on she-crab soup, fried green tomatoes and a buttermilk fried chicken that Yelp once ranked among the country’s best, with plates in the $16 to $28 range.
The room is bright and polished, a short walk from Piedmont Park and the Fox Theatre. Book Saturday or Sunday for a sit-down brunch with cocktails and a kitchen that takes the Southern canon seriously.
3.Home Grown
The Comfy Chicken Biscuit under sawmill gravy is the order; walk in early for the easiest no-reservation brunch in town.
Lisa Spooner and Kevin Clark run Home Grown at 968 Memorial Drive in Reynoldstown, a working-class diner praised by Atlanta Magazine for its Comfy Chicken Biscuit, a fried breast under sausage-heavy sawmill gravy, around $12. Most plates land between $9 and $15.
The room is unfussy, a counter-and-booths diner with all-day breakfast and a loyal east-side following. It is walk-in only, so arrive before ten on a weekend; in early 2026 the dinner pop-up Wyld Bird moved in for the evenings while breakfast carries on as ever.
4.Bread & Butterfly
A sunny Inman Park bistro for a croque madame and a giant pancake; book the weekend table for a French morning.
Billy and Kristin Allin, of Cakes & Ale, opened Bread & Butterfly at 290 Elizabeth Street in Inman Park in 2015. Weekend brunch starts at 10:30 and runs a croque madame, eggs Benedict and a giant pancake, French café cooking with plates roughly $14 to $22.
The room is a slice of Paris with marble tables and a macchiato program, reviewed warmly by Garden & Gun and Atlanta Magazine. Reserve through Resy for the weekend, then linger over a second coffee in the Inman Park sun.
5.Atlanta Breakfast Club
The downtown pick for Gulf shrimp and grits and chicken and waffles; arrive early or expect a line near Centennial Park.
Atlanta Breakfast Club sits at 249 Ivan Allen Jr Boulevard near Centennial Olympic Park, a Black-owned Southern room that has anchored the city center for over a decade. The Gulf shrimp and grits and the chicken and waffles headline the menu, with most plates in the $14 to $20 range.
The line forms early on weekends with conventioneers and locals alike, and the kitchen runs from 6:30 in the morning. Walk in before nine or join the queue; it is the most central brunch in this ranking.
6.Ria's Bluebird
Grant Park’s diner for famous buttermilk pancakes and huevos rancheros; walk in on a weekday for the quiet counter.
Ria’s Bluebird sits at 421 Memorial Drive across from Oakland Cemetery in Grant Park, founded by the late Ria Pell and now run by longtime manager Julie Pender. The fluffy buttermilk pancakes are the signature, served alongside huevos rancheros and a hefty breakfast burrito, with plates roughly $11 to $16.
The room feels like an artists’ diner, all booths and local crowd, breakfast served all day. It is walk-in only with no bookings, so come on a weekday morning or brace for a Saturday wait on the patio.
Not for everyone
Famous, but not actually brunch
St. Cecilia. Ford Fry’s coastal-Italian room in Buckhead serves weekday lunch and dinner, not a weekend brunch service. It is a fine evening of crudo and black spaghetti, but do not arrive on a Saturday morning expecting eggs.
The Optimist. Ford Fry’s Westside oyster house is a lunch-and-dinner seafood room, not a brunch destination. For a morning table, save it for a midday dozen on the half shell instead.
West Egg Cafe. The longtime Westside breakfast favorite on Howell Mill Road closed in 2026, so the build-your-own biscuits are gone. For the same all-day breakfast energy, cross town to Home Grown or Ria’s Bluebird.
How to brunch well in Atlanta
Atlanta’s brunch scene clusters by neighborhood: Buckhead for the from-scratch rooms, Midtown for the dressed-up Southern tables, the Reynoldstown and Grant Park stretch of Memorial Drive for the east-side diners, Inman Park for the French café, and Downtown near Centennial Park for the tourist-heavy crowd. None demands a long drive if you stay intown, though a car still beats MARTA for the east-side spots.
Weekend tables fill fast at the destination rooms, so reserve rather than walk up at Buttermilk Kitchen, South City Kitchen and Bread & Butterfly. For a no-reservation morning, Home Grown in Reynoldstown and Ria’s Bluebird in Grant Park take walk-ins only, so arrive before ten or expect a wait on the patio. Atlanta brunch skews Saturday and Sunday, with most kitchens opening between eight and ten.
Frequently asked
Where is the best brunch in Atlanta?
Suzanne Vizethann’s Buttermilk Kitchen in Buckhead is the marquee pick, a from-scratch room built around the fried chicken biscuit and house red pepper jelly. For refined Southern cooking, South City Kitchen Midtown is the destination; for a downtown table near Centennial Park, the Atlanta Breakfast Club.
Which Atlanta brunch is best with kids?
Home Grown in Reynoldstown is the easiest with children, a relaxed diner on Memorial Drive with a counter, big plates and no dress code. Ria’s Bluebird in Grant Park is the other low-stress option, a neighborhood breakfast room by Oakland Cemetery with all-day pancakes.
Do you need a reservation for brunch in Atlanta?
Yes at the destination rooms. Buttermilk Kitchen, South City Kitchen and Bread & Butterfly all fill their weekend tables early, and Buttermilk takes bookings through Tock. For a no-reservation morning, Home Grown in Reynoldstown and Ria’s Bluebird in Grant Park are walk-in spots, so arrive before ten on a Saturday.
What is a good upscale brunch in Atlanta?
South City Kitchen Midtown runs a refined Southern brunch of she-crab soup and buttermilk fried chicken in a polished Crescent Avenue room, the dressed-up end of the city’s weekend scene. Bread & Butterfly in Inman Park is the other elegant pick, a French bistro with a croque madame and proper coffee.
Does St. Cecilia do brunch in Atlanta?
No. Ford Fry’s St. Cecilia in Buckhead is a coastal-Italian dinner room with weekday lunch, and it does not run a weekend brunch service. For a chef-driven weekend morning instead, South City Kitchen Midtown and Bread & Butterfly in Inman Park are the destinations.
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